Love & Lies: A Captain Swan Fanfic

Part 3/11

Killian entered the dressing room the following day and found Emma on her couch, reading the script.

"You're late," she said without looking up.

He glanced down at his watch. "Two minutes late."

Emma shrugged. "You're the one who insisted on us running lines. If you're not going to take it seriously then-...

Killian held a bag up to her. "I'm late because I stopped to get you this."

Emma stared at him for a long moment and then hesitantly took the bag. "Oh...thanks."

She looked inside. It had a chocolate chip muffin and a cup of hot cocoa with cinnamon in it.

She looked up at him. "How did you know these were my favorite?"

He shrugged. "I pay attention. I spot you over at Kraft services every morning getting them. I stopped at this bakery by my house this morning. I thought they might make a better muffin."

Emma nodded. "Wow, that was uncharacteristically thoughtful of you."

Killian shook his head. "A simple thank you would have sufficed."

"I said thank you."

"True, but you felt the need to follow it up with an insult."

Emma let out a huff and put the bag on the table. "Forget it. Let's run our lines before we have to get to set."

Killian sat down next to her. "I think we should practice the kiss first," he said.

"Excuse me?" she said.

"Our first kiss. I mean, Eva and Tyler's first kiss. We don't want it to look awkward. We must convey their undeniable attraction."

Emma swallowed hard, as he scooted closer to her. "I...I don't think that's a good idea."

"Why not?"

Emma searched her brain for some reason that would make sense. "Because I think it needs to look spontaneous. It can't seem like my character has been planning to do this. She is married after all. It just needs to happen."

Killian nodded, his eyes scanning her face as she refused to meet his gaze. "As you wish."

...

Emma and Killian took their places in Eva's office, as Gold approached them.

"Alright, dearies, this is an important scene. There's no turning back for Eva after this. Unfortunately, we're running late again, so we don't have time for rehearsal. We're going straight to shooting."

Emma and Killian nodded, their eyes meeting. Emma flashed back to their dressing room where they had rehearsed the scene. She hadn't been able to kiss him in the privacy of their dressing room for a reason. She wasn't sure she would have been able to stop herself. She wasn't sure she would have been able to separate herself from her character.

"Action!"

Emma turned away from Killian and moved to her desk, sitting on the edge.

"I was very impressed with your photo shoot today, Tyler. I think you really sold the clothes."

Killian came to stand in front of her. "The clothes certainly aren't hard to sell."

Emma reached up, running her hand over his shirt and the tight muscles of his chest. She kept going until she reached his tie and then yanked it, pulling him down towards her.

"There's only problem with these clothes," she said.

"What's that?" Killian asked, licking at his lips.